StarCraft 1.18 has been officially released today by Blizzard, the first patch in over 8 years. With this patch, StarCraft and StarCraft: Brood War are now free to play. A copy of the patch notes has been provided below.

Note: When patching StarCraft, please use the ‘Run as Admin’ option; it is required during your first client run to migrate saves and avoid issues from Windows system admin changes.

StarCraft: Brood War Patch 1.18 Patch Notes

StarCraft and StarCraft: Brood War are now free. Follow the links here to begin installing:

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